12 years have passed <br />Since I said goodbye to my youth <br />As well as the fun times <br /> <br />12 years have passed <br />And the strength I had when I was younger <br />is no longer with me <br /> <br />12 years have passed <br />Since my generation had their final swan <br />song <br />And those people that I once knew are <br />long gone <br />Long gone from my mind <br />Long gone from my senses <br />Long gone from my heart <br /> <br />12 years have passed <br />And many generations have had their <br />say <br />Only to have come and gone <br /> <br />12 years later <br />I can smile <br />I'm proud of my independence <br />And what I believe in <br />And fight for <br /> <br />12 years now <br />I can have a glass of soda <br />Drinking while I'm in thought <br />Smiling <br />And perhaps having the last laugh <br />After all this time <br />These 12 years <br /> <br />The ice cream truck is still on duty <br />After such a long time <br />After these 12 years <br /> <br />At night <br />During this period of time <br />Somewhere in the distance <br />Someone plays a song of wistfulness <br />On a lonely trumpet <br />After these 12 years<br /><br />Justin Gildow<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/12-years-3/
